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Assignment Unit 1 Extra Credit

Assignment Unit 1 Extra Credit

Q As you learned in the first lecture regarding the Executive Branch, the language of the first clause of Article I and Article II are different. Not just because they deal with two separate branches of government. ARTICLE I All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. ARTICLE II The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America........ Why is the language different and how does the difference in language affect the powers of the two branches? It is unimportant that one deals with a group of people and the other an individual. Could they have used the same language (other than the words legislative and executive)? It is important to consider what powers does the phrase "here in granted" give versus "are vested".

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Article 1 of the Constitution deals with the power given to the Legislative Branch, however, Article II of the Constitution deals with the powers to the Executive. The language used in the first clause in Article I is different from Article 2 as the framers wanted the Legislative branch to be more important than the executive branch.